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Are You Managing Your Organization’s Health Risks?

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Conducting regular health screenings determine your employees’ risk for illness before symptoms of disease occur. Such screenings establish patterns and trends of the employee population and help plan and implement targeted employee wellness strategies. With increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, astute organizations are turning to conducting […]

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Are Our Farmers Healthy?

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As we celebrate Nane Nane, to honor farmers contribution to the economy, a question we need to ask is are our farmers healthy? The agriculture sector accounts for half of the national economy. According to the World Bank, employment is agriculture sector in Tanzania was 66.9% in 2014. However, this sector experiences that highest rates

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The Amazing Link between Food & Productivity

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Have you tried to associate your most productive day with what you ate for breakfast and lunch? When we think about the factors that contribute to workplace productivity, we usually think in the context of staying on top of emails, meetings, deadlines – we rarely give much consideration to what we eat. In fact, the

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Coping with a Critical Incident

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Traumatic events such as the recent terror attack in Nairobi, sudden death of a colleague, a workplace accident, armed robbery, a natural disaster, or other crisis situations can cause disruptions for organizations and their employees. Such incidences can bring stress, anxiety and other issues for employees, where they may struggle to regain a sense of

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Cancer and Work

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Ocean Road Cancer Institute projects more than 44,000 new cases of cancer per year in Tanzania. Cancer is a public health concern that will increase in importance over the next decade as diagnosis and treatments become more successful and as the population ages. Concurrently, the employment status of cancer patients and survivors has an

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AIDS-Free Generation

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Tanzania joined the world in commemorating the World Aids Day on 1st December as a way to unite to fight against the HIV/AIDS stigma, commemorate those who have lost the battle with AIDS, and show support for those living with the disease. The World Aids Day 2017 theme: “MY HEALTH, MY RIGHT”, resonates with everyone,

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Breaking the Mental Health Stigma at Workplace

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Mental health problems are one of the main causes for the overall disease burden worldwide. Major depression is thought to be second leading cause of disability worldwide and major contributor to the burden of suicide and ischemic heart disease. The World Health Organization estimates that 350 million people globally suffer from mental illness, with depression

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Alcohol and Workplace Wellness – The Cost of Doing Nothing

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Alcohol abuse and addiction are problems that are not only close to home but close to workplace. Alcohol abuse has a huge negative impact on our nation’s businesses, large and small. Facts about alcohol and workplace issues Alcohol is a depressant drug that can slow down messages to and from the brain and body. Alcohol

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Are we paying for sickness or wellness?

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I recently came across an article titled “Insurers blame doctors for their losses”. 12 out of 21 medical insurers (57%) in Kenya sank into losses due to rising claims, fraud and high cost of drugs. The medical insurance firms claim that doctors are to be blamed for over prescribing, unnecessary procedures and diagnostics. Invariably such

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